Omaha City Council - District 4 C25


Andrew Adams

Democratic

Martial Status
married
Spouse's Name
Carley Adams
# Children
3
High School
Omaha Bryan
College
Peru State College | Bellevue University
Degrees
B.S. | M.A.
Professional Associations
Omaha Foster Care Review Board
Organizations
Holy Name St. Vincent DePaul
Civic Groups
South Omaha Neighborhood Alliance
3/6/25, 10:25pm, emailed access code
Answers submitted online March 12, 2025 @ 12:16 PM

Ron Hug

Democratic

Appointed Incumbent
During Primary:
Email:  3/6/25, 3/13/25, 3/30/25
Facebook:  3/23/25
Text:  3/30/25, 3/30/25, 
Candidate website:  3/30/25 
Contacted by resident of the District
4/21/25, 1:23pm, text asking to compare to opponent
4/19/25, 8:10am, emailed encouragement video and access code
4/25/25, 7:39pm, texted disappointment
4/25/25, 7:40pm, candidate phoned - will work on it on the weekend

Job Description

How office affects the voter

City Council gathers tax money provided by the county, plus sales tax and other fees, decides how money is allocated to various departments of the city, including fire and police, library, public works, etc. They decide zoning restrictions thereby limiting the location of homes/businesses. They provide for water, sewer, garbage collection.

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties for the council include setting policy for the city, setting rules and regulations for the city (i.e., tax rate, money spent, ordinances, new growth and development), and creation of ordinances. Councilperson attends twice/month meetings and serves on committees. Can vary by size of city.

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Job Description

How office affects the voter

City Council gathers tax money provided by the county, plus sales tax and other fees, decides how money is allocated to various departments of the city, including fire and police, library, public works, etc. They decide zoning restrictions thereby limiting the location of homes/businesses. They provide for water, sewer, garbage collection.

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties for the council include setting policy for the city, setting rules and regulations for the city (i.e., tax rate, money spent, ordinances, new growth and development), and creation of ordinances. Councilperson attends twice/month meetings and serves on committees. Can vary by size of city.

Requirements for the position

The requirements for the position state that the candidate must be 21 or older, a registered voter in the district, and live in the ward they wish to serve.

Other information

Some cities have wards with 2 councilpersons per ward, others have one councilperson per ward and an at-large councilperson for the whole city. Other cities have the entire council be at-large. Other councils have 6 wards with one representative per each and 3 representatives voted on each election. so that there is not a total replacement of the council each election.

Term of office

4 years

Partisan?

Nonpartisan

When election is held

Every two years.

Links

https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=17-105 https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=17-106



How office affects the voter

City Council gathers tax money provided by the county, plus sales tax and other fees, decides how money is allocated to various departments of the city, including fire and police, library, public works, etc. They decide zoning restrictions thereby limiting the location of homes/businesses. They provide for water, sewer, garbage collection.

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties for the council include setting policy for the city, setting rules and regulations for the city (i.e., tax rate, money spent, ordinances, new growth and development), and creation of ordinances. Councilperson attends twice/month meetings and serves on committees. Can vary by size of city.

Requirements for the position

The requirements for the position state that the candidate must be 21 or older, a registered voter in the district, and live in the ward they wish to serve.

Other information

Some cities have wards with 2 councilpersons per ward, others have one councilperson per ward and an at-large councilperson for the whole city. Other cities have the entire council be at-large. Other councils have 6 wards with one representative per each and 3 representatives voted on each election. so that there is not a total replacement of the council each election.

Term of office

4 years

Partisan?

Nonpartisan

When election is held

Every two years.

Links

https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=17-105 https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=17-106